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Category Archives: finishing
An all carbon bike?
A while back my awesome LBS gave me a box of carbon tubes and lugs and said “You’re the right person to give these too!”. And with that I had 4 frames to build, one of which I’ve completed. Take … Continue reading
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The Samurai is complete!
After successfully completing the frame strength testing I built up The Samurai on Saturday night and now she’s all ready to be packed up and shipped off to an eagerly awaiting owner in Sydney. Click on the pic for all … Continue reading
The Panda is born.
The Panda lives. I built her up today and her owner rode off happily into the sunset! I’d love to show you more photos, but instead I’m just going to tease you with the couple above and hope that you’ll … Continue reading
Finishing the Panda
The Panda’s getting the finishing touches now. 3 coats of clear coat to be exact. Here’s some pics after the first coat was still wet: The Samurai isn’t that far behind. The head-tube’s all wrapped up and I’ll be able … Continue reading
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Daisy finally meets Daisy
Two and a half months after the initial meeting Daisy’s finally found a home with her owner, Daisy! They met on a gloriously warm and sunny Melbourne evening. Frolicking infront of my camera for a short moment and then riding … Continue reading
Daisy gets a photoshoot
I took Daisy to my favourite alleyway in Brunswick and snapped these classy shots:
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Daisy build complete
Spent a lovely day listening to the Aussie’s getting slaughtered in the Ashes and putting parts on Daisy, the second bamboo bike. The only thing left to do now is test her for Australian standards then hand her over! Here’s … Continue reading
Branding
I’m still toying about with how to brand the bikes. The second frame is featuring a hand engraved steel tube (or half of one) that’s wrapped around the left hand side chain stay. To be honest it looks a little … Continue reading
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Top Coats
The frame’s all done except for the top coats of epoxy resin. I’ve applied the first and it’s hanging up to dry. This will be sanded back and then 3 more coats applied. Check out the pics: I’ve tried my … Continue reading
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Over the finish line
After some 5 long months the first bike is finished! I’ll write more up soon, but first impressions are it’s a sturdy smooth ride. 10.2kg with the current build on it, but could easily get under 10kg with some lighter … Continue reading
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form over function
I’m not normally one for superflous veneers, but when given the opportunity to pimp my bamboo bike even more I just couldn’t resist. With 2 hubs in tow (one new, one old), I measured the diameters between the flanges and … Continue reading
High gloss
Two layers of top coat later and the frame’s all finished! It’s not the smoothest of finishes. There’s a few carbon fibre/cat hairs stuck in there and imperfections of my sanding back are clearly visible. Still, it’s just a prototype … Continue reading
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Sanded back
Today I put the last 2 layers of carbon on the seat-tube and then finally got to unwrap all the tubes and sand back the joints and bamboo. Here’s what she looks like now: The only things left to do … Continue reading